Man killed, baby missing in Lebanon winter storm

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The Daily Star - 1/07/13, By Mohammed Zaatari, Rima S. Aboulmona

Cars stranded in Karantina after heavy rainfall turned the road into a river Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. (The Daily Star/Mohammad Azakir)

BEIRUT/SIDON, Lebanon: Strong winds and floods killed a man and washed away a baby boy and caused travel misery as it swept across Lebanon for a second day Monday, in what the Meteorological office described as a "rare storm."

The Education Ministry announced the closure of all public and private schools Tuesday and Wednesday.

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